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stupendous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of stupendous

causing wonder or astonishment
  • the stupendous engineering feats achieved by the ancient Romans
Synonyms of stupendous

amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, awful, eye-opening, fabulous, marvelous (or marvellous), miraculous, portentous, prodigious, staggering, stunning, sublime, surprising, wonderful, wondrous
Words Related to stupendous

incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable

extraordinary, phenomenal, rare, sensational, spectacular

singular, uncommon, unique, unusual, unwonted

conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, remarkable

impressive, smashing, striking

mind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-boggling

alluring, attracting, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, enchanting, enthralling, fascinating, interesting
Near Antonyms of stupendous

unimpressive, uninspiring, unremarkable

boring, dull, jading, monotonous, tedious, tiring, uninspired, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying

common, customary, mundane, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, usual

Synonym Discussion of stupendous

monstrous, prodigious, tremendous, stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness.
    • the monstrous waste of the project
prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size).
    • made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside
tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe.
    • the tremendous roar of the cataract
stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description.
    • a stupendous volcanic eruption

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